Flowering hints as Chanute enjoys springlike fall
Reports describe pink blossoms on a double red Jonathan apple tree at 802 S Highland and yellow iris blooming again at 612 W Chestnut. Police investigated nails in South Highland street and a vandalized highway barricade at Highway K39 near the east river bridge linked to Charles King Constructing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Crawford
S. Highland
Jonathan
Dick Smith
W. Chestnut
South Highland
K39
East River Bridge
Charles King
Russell King Constructing Company
Plummer
Geneva Talks Resume As Sharett Arrives In Switzerland
Ambassadors of the United States and Communist China resumed 12 week talks in Geneva beneath the Big Four foreign ministers conference. Israeli Premier Moshe Sharett arrived and said Israel would fight a preventive war if necessary but hopes it will not be needed. He urged international attention to arms from Soviet sources aiding Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
United States
China
Palace of Nations
Moshe Sharett
Coppock Released On 3000 Dollar Bond
Clark Coppock of 409 S. Steuben was arrested yesterday on a State complaint charging unnatural associations with two Chanute boys. He was released on a 3000 dollar bond. A preliminary hearing is set for November 1 at 3 30 p.m. in city court. County attorney Cl arles Forsyth is the complainant. Sheriff Lee Montgomery and Undersheriff John Phelps filed the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Coppock
Charles Forsyth
Lee Montgomery
John Phelps
Smog in Louisiana Halts Traffic on U S Highway 90
Dense smog blanked a 10 mile stretch of U S Highway 90 along the gulf coast forcing traffic stoppage. Police escorted a few vehicles through the area as visibility remained poor near New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Security Council Deadlock Persists After Ballots
United Nations Assembly resumes voting on a contested Security Council seat between the Philippines backed by the United States and Yugoslavia supported by Russia and Britain’s allies. On the tenth ballot the count stood 30 for the Philippines and 24 for Yugoslavia with three abstentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Assembly
Security Council
Philippines
United States
Yugoslavia
Russia
Settlement Nearer In Bell Worker Dispute
In St Louis negotiators for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co and the CIO Communications Workers District 6 held another wage contract session for 51 000 employees. Both sides reported progress with the union seeking a 10 cent hourly raise bringing pay from 42 to 100 50 weekly. Details of the latest offer were not disclosed. The company operates in Missouri Texas and part of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communications Workers’ District 6
Missouri
Texas
Ilinois
Plenty of Turkeys For Thanksgiving In Kansas
Kansas expects ample turkey supply this Thanksgiving as growers raise between 700000 and 800000 birds, according to T. B. Avery head of the Poultry Husbandry Department at Kansas State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kansas
T. B. Avery
Kansas State College
Not Land-Locked Long Distance Swim On Kansas Plains
Harry Briggs a 34 year old College of Emporia admissions director plans long distance swims as preparation for a future English Channel attempt. This weekend he will swim Lake Kanapolis in Kansas and next summer he aims for a 48 mile Lake Erie crossing. He has previously swum the Straits of Bonifacio and served in the Marine Corps, intending a Gulf of California crossing during Marine reserve training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Emporia
Briggs
Lake Kanapolis
Kansas
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Europe
Army
Straits of Bonifacio
Sardinia
Corsica
Mediterranean
Boston University
Western Reserve
Marine Corps
Gulf of California
West Coast
Veronica Lake Collapses In Detroit Hotel Lobby
Detroit police reported Veronica Lake collapsed in a hotel lobby and was rushed to Receiving Hospital. Initial fears of a heart attack faded after a cardiogram, with doctors later saying her condition is good and she was moved to Henry Ford Hospital for further tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Veronica Lake
Receiving Hospital
Norman Goldston
Henry Ford Hospital
Korean delegate to US visit in McPherson Kansas
Eui Joon Kim, one of two South Korean delegates to the United Nations in New York, arrives in McPherson to visit his daughter and son-in-law and meet his grandchild for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPherson
Kas
Eui Joon Kim
South Korea
United Nations Assembly
New York
Traffic Fatalities in State Records 1955 Update
Topeka reports from the State Accident Records Section show 0 fatalities in the last 24 hours. To date in 1955 total 461, compared with 488 in the same period of 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Bank Crash After Firing Sparks Tragic Flight Incident
Private pilot Benjamin Fauth killed when his light plane plunged into a Bank of America branch at Los Angeles International Airport. The aircraft struck a teller-trainee who had fired him the day before. Diners in a second floor restaurant felt the impact. no other injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
International Airport
Benjamin Fauth
Aeronca
Bank of America
Sec
Robert J. Workman
Fauth
Minister Sues Nine Members Of Church
The Rev. Z. Franklin Cantrell, former Downs Kansas minister now in Ordway Colorado, sues nine Downs Christian Church members for 68000 dollars actual and 50000 dollars punitive damages claiming a conspiracy to oust him over objections to his King James Bible preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Downs, Kas
Downs Christian Church
Federal District Court
Z. Franklin Cantrell
Ordway
Colo
Downs Church
Cantrell
Downs
Broker
Tex
President Begins Work on State of the Union Draft
President Eisenhower started preliminary work on the State of the Union message while still in hospital. Aides Maj. Gen. Wilton B. Persons and Kevin McCann briefed him at 9:50 a.m. as he plans to deliver the lengthy address in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Eisenhower
State of the Union
Congress
Wilton B Persons
White House
Kevin McCann
Persons
McCann
Washington
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
New Jersey
Somerset
Bernard M. Shanley
Temperature Outlook and Rain Likely Across Kansas
The forecast shows partly cloudy skies with warm southeast winds this afternoon and a sharp cold front approaching from the northwest. Tonight there is a chance of showers and snow in the extreme northwest, with lows from the 20s to 60 in the southeast. Friday highs expected from the 60s northwest to around 80 southeast as the cold front spreads across the state. Readings yesterday were near 80, with city highs ranging from 73 at Goodsland to 83 at Topeka and Wamego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topekapa
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Goodsland
Wamego
Topeka
Juco Players Present My 3 Angels at College Auditorium
The Juco Players stage My 3 Angels tonight and tomorrow at 8 15 in the college auditorium. Director Robert Martin leads a cast of 10 students headed by Bill Eltzholtz Jim Fehr and Dennis Demeritt as the angels with Janet Wilson and Martha Finney alternating as Madame Parole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angels
Juco Players
College Auditorium
Robert Martin
Three Angels
Bill Eltzholtz
Jim Fehr
Dennis Demeritt
Madame Parole
Janet Wilson
Martha Finney
Turnpike 18.3 Per Cent Complete
Progress shows Kansas Turnpike at 18.3 percent completion after 30 days. Management notes design near finish and most right of way, grading, and bridges under contract, with Oct 1, 1956 target date intact despite slower material stockpiling ahead of spring paving rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Turnpike
Turnpike
Gale Moss
Navy court takess action in spy ring leak at Yokosuka
At Yokosuka Japan a U S Navy chief petty officer Charles W Barlow from Charles Town West Virginia is held for alleged security rule violations in a probe of leaked warship movements to two Chinese laundrymen Ku Yuan-pin aged 34 and Wei Hsi yu 37. Japanese authorities indicted Ku for spying and Wei for failure to register as an alien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokosuka
Japan
U. S. Navy
Navy
Charles W. Barlow
Charles Town
W.va
Busi
Kansas State Grange selects Chanute for 1956 convention
The Kansas State Grange meeting in Newton selects Chanute as the site for its 1956 convention and adopts a resolution urging 100 percent parity on all farm products. Winners of juvenile Grange contests announced include Ray Nokes and Karen Whitehead for age groups, Donnie Hackett, Clifton Browne, Carole Baehler, and others for crafts and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Grange
Newton
Chanute
Associated Press
State Farm Organization
Wallace County
Gayle Aaron
Neosho County
Donna Hampton
Linn County
Nancy Ruth Guier
Montgomery County
Janet Baehler
Leslie Einslow
Finney County
Bud Hackett
Grant County
Marikay Kinney
Billy Jay Rogers
Coffey County
Bud Hockett
Grant
Cathy Williams
Millard Enslow
Ouster Attempt Reported Against Benson
Farm Journal’s November issue claims Cabinet members Brownell Summerfield and Harold E. Stassen led a plan to oust Benson after Eisenhower’s heart attack. It says they sought to pivot from Benson farm policies while backing other officials like Humphrey and Dulles. Nixon reportedly remained on the fence as Benson gained GOP support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Eisenhower
Benson
Farm Journal
Monthly
Farm Magazine
Atty
Brownell
Summerfield
Harold E. Stassen
Treasury
Humphrey
Defense
Wilson
Dulles
Nixon
Washington
Milton Eisenhower
Walnut alfalfa dehydrating firm founder to speak at luncheon
Clell McClung of Walnut will address the Chamber of Commerce luncheon next Monday at Tioga Hotel. He will outline plans for a newly incorporated alfalfa dehydrating company that aims to harvest about 500 irrigated acres in the Walnut area. Nonmembers may attend with advance reservations by 10 a.m. Monday, says Wayne Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clell McClung
Walnut
Chamber of Commerce
Tioga Hotel
McClung
Chamber
Wayne Taylor
Stinker Record Sees Entry Surge in 26th Week
The New Stinker Record Little Stinker hits week 26 with a $280 prize and a record rise in entries. A total of 2,152 entries were received, surpassing 3,000 for the first time as entries near the Wednesday deadline. The Trib une will announce the week’s winner tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Stinker
Tribune
Powell Estate Appraised At 635527 Inheritance
The estate of Hugh J. Powell former Coffeyville publisher and KGGF operator was appraised at 635527.85 with 158558.35 in stocks 149849.62 in notes and about 300000 in bank deposits. He died July 6 in Colorado Springs leaving wife Zoe Ellsworth Powell Coffeyville home and 30000 in stock. relatives listed for remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Kas
Hugh J. Powell
Coffeyville
Powell
Coffeyville Journal
KGGF
Colorado Springs
Colo
Zoe Ellsworth Powell
Coffeyville Building and Improvement Co
Mannie Campbell
Cherryvale
Ora Powell
Hugh Powell
Kenneth J. Powell
Bert H. Powell
Southwest Daily Times
Imer M. Powell
Iola
Alva J. Powell
Charles Clifford Powell
Riverside
Calif
Hugh Louis Powell
Edna Powell Day
Pittsburg
Alyonna Hyder
Tulsa
Okla
Mary Cannon
Deerfield
Nadine Fraser
Girard
Boy Writes Police, Receives Three Bicycles and a Tricycle
In Humble Texas a family of five receives three new bikes and a tricycle after Jerry Wayne Brown wrote Detective Captain Kermit Allman about unclaimed bicycles in Roanoke’s police warehouse. Gifts come from the Roanoke Fraternal Order of Police and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy
Jerry Wayne
Roanoke
Kermit FE
Allman
Janie
Roanoke Fraternal Order of Police
Harvey Mowrey Named New Head of Chanute Library
Harvey S. Mowrey of Meridian Mississippi has accepted the Chanute Public Library head librarian post and will assume duties by December 1. The 42 year old former reference and assistant librarian at Meridian will be paid four thousand dollars annually. He is a World War II veteran and holds a BA in library science from Florida State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey S. Mowrey
Meridian
Chanute
Myrtle Hall
Petrolia
United States
Mowrey
Billy
Mary Louise
Jimmy
Whitley County
Ind
St. Cloud
Fla
United States Army Air Corps
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Philippines
Manila
Armed Forces
University of Tampa
Florida State University
Tallahassee
MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa
Big Four Meet Over German Unity In Geneva
In Geneva the big four foreign ministers opened talks to outline a plan for German unity and lasting European peace. Dulles Macmillan and Pinay pressed Molotov to accept unity on Western terms with free votes, while Molotov seeks new European security arrangements. Ongoing Middle East tensions, Israel Egypt clashes, and Soviet arms shipments to Egypt loom as risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Russia
Germany
Europe
Palace of Nations
John Foster Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Antoine Pinay
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Cnus
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Czechoslovakia
Almost Over Top For Rice County Collections
Rice County tax collections for 1954 reached 2,228,123 dollars about 99.42 percent of the 2,241,129 dollar levy. Treasurer Mrs. John Phelps noted four straight years with over 99 percent collections. About half of the total comes from oil and pipeline companies and utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons, Kas
Rice County
John Phelps
Body Flown to Wichita for Walters Burial
The body of Ray A. Walters general manager of International Petroleum Ltd who died of pneumonia here yesterday is being flown to Wichita for burial. Walters is survived by his widow and three children all residents of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Ray A. Walters
International Petroleum Ltd
Wichita
Walters
re@dents
Canada
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L. R. Spencer
John Leroy
Buenos Aires
U. S.S. Court of Appeals
Chicago
Robert Peterson
John Schuessler
Anton Jr
Coppock
Louisiana
State College
Jean Cooper
Marjorie Badeker
Overland Park
Alice Schulze
Gail Compton
Kansas City
Becky Culpepper
Fred Hall
India
Sir Pierson Dixon
Assembly
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Dixon
Kansas Plains
ED Shape
Emporia Gazette
Emporia
Gertrude Ederle
U. S
Harry Briggs
Massachusetts
Fuemidity
Roger Dent
Ruth Staley
Gail Harris
Jim Hutton
Jan Holman
Don Grimes
Pat Lofthouse
Richard Fehr
Grangemere
Humble
Clarence Brown
Charles
Janet
Brown
South
Mrs. Brown
Charlies
Harvey Mowrey
Big 4
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